NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men
“Seeing cows makes me so sad,” Gam-hee declares as she pokes at a plate of beef in her friend Young-soon’s apartment. She can handle the... Read More
Film Reviews
Retrospective: “I Have No Intentions of Being Friends with You”- A Look Back at ‘The Social Network’
Retrospective: “I Have No Intentions of Being Friends with You”- A Look Back at ‘The Social Network’
“I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here.” This statement was spoken by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2018 in... Read More
Film Review: Sally Hawkins’ ‘Eternal Beauty’ isn’t just skin deep
One word to describe Sally Hawkins’ talent is chameleonic. Even if she never undergoes a drastic physical transformation to become the characters she plays, she... Read More
NYFF Review: Passion and performance shine in Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’
Children think anything and everything is possible. Kids possess the ability to picture a future in which they are astronauts, professional athletes, presidents, rockstars, and... Read More
NYFF Review: Jia Zhangke takes an unfocused look at Chinese history and literature with ‘Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue’
Jia Zhangke’s firmly established himself as one of China’s most exciting, innovative filmmakers, whether it’s in fiction (as 2018’s meditative Ash is Purest White can... Read More
NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ is his most ambitious and exciting work to date
The second Steve McQueen film to premiere at this year’s edition of the New York Film Festival, Mangrove is the first segment of the Small... Read More
Film Review: The new ‘The Boys in the Band’ is a strikingly familiar tune played by a great new band
Film Review: The new ‘The Boys in the Band’ is a strikingly familiar tune played by a great new band
A towering white birthday cake, with cute pink frosting piped around its edges, melts away in vociferous downpour. Only a small wound is carved into... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ favors sensationalism over social impact
“The Democratic Convention is about to begin in a police state.” – Walter Cronkite 1968 was a year of global social upheaval. Mass student protest erupted... Read More
NYFF Review: ‘Isabella’ doesn’t sink or swim—it just floats
Filmmaker Matías Piñeiro has added to his Shakespearean-inspired filmography with Isabella, which is as much a meditation on Measure for Measure as it as an... Read More
Film Review: Tell me, tell me, how to be, how to be a ‘Kajillionaire’
Certain movies make you think a new way. Something like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth aggressively owns that idea outright — it turns language itself against its viewers, reorganizing... Read More
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